Senior High Schools in Ghana

Prempeh College is the Best Ghanaian Science SHS of the Decade

31st May 2023

Ferdinand | EducationGhana |May 31|Prempeh College is the Best Ghanaian Science SHS of the Decade

Prempeh College has been adjudged the best Science Senior High School of the Decade after cumulating points in their performance in the National Science and Maths quiz (QUIZ) since 2013.

Prempeh College accumulated 550 points from its performances since 2013 in a survey conducted by EN Analytics Group.

bY THE METHODOLOGY, PREMPEH COLLEGE BECOMES THE BEST SCIENCE SHS in GHANA FOR THE YEAR 2023 EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE RUNNERS UP IN THE 2022 FINALS SINCE THIS RANKING WAS NOT BASED ON CURRENT FORM BUT ACCUMULATED POINTS SINCE 2013.

The second Best Science Senior High School in Ghana for the decade is Adisadel College which also accumulated 550 points at the 2022 NSMQ but is behind Prempeh Collegedue to Prempeh College’s accumulation of points higher than Adisadel College in after the 2021 NSMQ during which ADISCO accumulated points to get the second position.

Presbyterian Boys SHS, Legon had the third position as the third-best science SHS of the decade.

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The EN Analytics Top 100 Senior High School Rankings for Science and Mathematics 2022
include 193 schools across the sixteen regions of Ghana.

The model we have developed for the ranking is based on a school’s final position in the National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) at the national level and the category of the school.

The purpose of this ranking is to develop a ranking system of global standards that rewards consistent performance whether a school wins the competition or not.

Ranking Methodology

Competition Points

For a school to get ranked in a particular year, it must reach at least the One-Eighth stage of the competition at the national level. Thus the One-Eighth stage is the baseline stage required for a school to be included in the ranking for that year.

If a school does not reach the One-Eighth stage in a particular year, it gets zero for that year.

Since 2013, some 193 schools have reached the One-Eighth stage of the competition.

The points a school gets for a particular year are based on the final stage it reaches in the
competition.

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Competition Points awarded are based on the following criteria:

Category Points

In addition to the Competition Points above, a non-category A school may get additional points based on the category assigned to it by the Ghana Education Service (GES).

A non-category A school must advance beyond the One-Eighth stage before it can earn Category Points.

Category A Schools do not earn any additional point for going beyond the One-Eighth state.

Category B Schools earn 5 points for going beyond the One-Eighth stage in a particular year.

Category C Schools earn 10 points for going beyond the One-Eighth stage in a particular year

Other Factors

If two or more schools have the same points and none has won the competition before, then they will be equally ranked. If on the other hand two schools have the same points and one of the schools have won the completion before or has won the competition more times than the other, then the one who has won the competition more times will be ranked ahead of the other even though they have the same points.

Accumulation of Points

The points earned by each school over the past 10 years are then accumulated to determine the total points for the school.

These accumulated points are then ranked and the top 100 schools are selected. So the ranking is not based on just the current year’s performance but that of the last 10 years.

Finally, the accumulated points are not the points obtained by the school during the competition, it is the points assigned to the school by the model based on where the school reached in that year.

Highlights of 2022 Ranking

 The top 3 ranked schools in 2021 were the finalists in the 2022 NSMQ competition.

 There were 42 Category A schools, 46 Category B schools and 12 Category C schools in
the 2022 rankings.

 Abetifi Presby SHS moved 71 places up on the ranking from 137th position in 2021 to 66th position in 2022 after storming into the semi-finals.
 Other significant movers up the ranking were St. James Seminary, Assin State College,
and Osei Kyeretwie SHS (OKESS).

bELOW IS THE F List of Top 100 Best Science SHS in Ghana in 2023SCHOOL RANK IN 2022 RANK IN 2021 ACCUMULATED POINTS
1. Prempeh College 1 2 550
2. Adisadel College 2 1 550
3. Presec – Legon 3 3 545
4. Opoku Ware School 4 4 385
5. Mfantsipim School 5 6 370
6. St. Peter’s 6 5 345
7. Keta SHTS (Ketasco) 7 8 345
8. St. Thomas Aquinas SHS 8 7 330
9. Accra Academy 9 10 300
10. University Practice SHS 10 9 295
11. St. Augustine’s College 11 14 255
12. Ghana National College 12 12 250
13. Wesley Girls High School 13 11 245
14. Kumasi High School 13 16 245
15. KNUST SHS 15 14 225
16. Ghana Secondary Technical
  School (G.S.T.S) 16 12 220
17. St. Francis Xavier Jr. Sem 17 20 205
18. Tamale SHS (Tamasco) 18 18 200
19. Kumasi Academy 19 17 195
20. Koforidua Sec. Tech. Sc. 20 18 190
21. Mawuli School 20 22 190
22. Chemu SHS 22 20 185
23. Anglican SHS (KASS) 23 22 180
24. Kumasi Secondary Tech. 23 25 180
25. Achimota School 25 24 175
26. West Africa SHS 26 27 150
27. Archbishop Porter Girls 26 25 150
28. Pope John’s Seminary 26 29 150
29. Mfantsiman Girls SHS 29 27 140
30. St. Hubert Seminary 29 32 140
31. Aburi Presby SHTS 29 35 140
32. Ada SHS 32 29 130
33. Holy Child School 32 29 130
34. Osei Tutu SHS 32 38 140
35. Ghana SHS, K’dua 35 40 115
36. New Juaben SHCS 36 32 110
37. T.I. AMASS, Kumasi 36 32 110
38. Ola Girls SHS 36 38 110
39. TakoradiSHS(TADISCO)39 35 105
40. Aggrey Memorial SHS 39 35 105
41. Sogakope SHS 41 40 100
42. Krobo Girls 41 40 100
43. Anlo SHS 43 45 95
44. Notre Dame Sem.SHS 43 45 95
45. Swedru SHS 43 55 95
46. Boa Amponsem SHS 46 40 90
47. St. Loius SHS 46 40 90
48. Bolgatanga SHS 46 49 90
49. St. Margaret Mary SHS 49 45 85
50. Aburi Girls SHS 49 45 85
51. St. James Seminary 49 83 85
52. Kintampo SHS 52 49 80
53. Armed Forces SHTS 52 49 80
54. SDA SHS, Bekwai 52 55 80
55. St. Charles Minor Sem.52 49 80
56. Sunyani SHS 52 55 80
57. Bishop Herman Coll. 52 60 80
58. Akwamuman SHS 58 53 75
59. Nifa SHS 58 53 75
60. Tepa SHS 60 55 70
61. Ofori Panin SHS 60 60 70
62. Abuakwa State College 62 59 65
63. Apam SHS 62 66 65
64. Techiman SHS 62 66 65
65. Assin State College 62 93 65
66. Tamale Islamic Sci.SHS 66 70 60
67. T.I. AMASS, Fomena 66 60 60
68. St. John’s Grammer Sch. 66 60 60
69. Sonrise SHS 66 70 60
70. Ghana SHS, Tamale 66 60 60
71. Sekondi College 66 60 60
72. St. mary’s SHS, Accra 66 70 60
73. Osei Kyeretwie SHS(OKESS) 66 93 60
74. Presby SHS, Abetifi 66 137 60
75. Osino Presby SHS 75 66 55
76. Konongo
  -Odumase SHS 75 78 55
77. Navrongo SHS 75 66 55
78. Yaa Asantewaa Girls SHS 75 78 55
79. Ghanata SHS 75 93 55
80. Adventist SHS, Bantama 75 93 55
81. Northern School of Bus. 81 70 50
82. Obuasi SHTS 81 70 50
83. Assin Manso SHS 81 70 50
84. Wesley Grammar School 81 70 50
85. Awudome SHS 81 83 50
86. St. John’s School 81 70 50
87. Jachie Pramso SHS 87 78 45
88. Benkum SHS 87 78 45
89. Kpando SHS 87 78 45
90. Kadjebi
  -Asato SHS 90 83 40
91. Sandema SHTS 90 83 40
92. St. Monica’s SHS 90 83 40
93. Oti Boateng SHS 90 83 40
94. Our Lady of Mount Carmel Girls
  SHS 90 93 40
95. Nkwatia Presby SHS 90 93 40
96. Okuapemman School 90 83 40
97. Nandom SHS 90 93 40
98. Fijai SHS 90 93 40
99. Lassie
  -Tuolu Senior High 99 90 35
100. Islamic SHS, Kumasi 99 90 35

National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) Dashboard 2013 – 2022

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The table is based on the performance of schools at the National Science and Math Quiz(NSMQ) over the last 10 years.

EN Analytics has compiled the most comprehensive database of all schools participating in the NSMQ starting from 2013. We started in 2013 because we were unable to obtain detailed information on the competition prior to 2013.

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